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I can say from experience, having forded this... ...that even when the rear-driverside vents went underwater each time I exited a puddle or hit a rut within them, I did not take any water in. My SJ Forester has vents in the same location behind the rear wheelwells. As long as you're moving...

Thanks for the nice words! You can find my build here. I really need to update the bumper photos, because a lot of changed or been added, but nevertheless... Subaru Forester - '18 XT

Finished the structural bits and the latch on my bumper build: Very happy with how the stainless sill plates turned out. All cut, ground, and polished with an angle grinder and a handheld belt sander in one afternoon! All that's left now is paint, a few weld-nuts for the jerry can holder...

Lookin' good! I routed mine down from the front lights - similar location to this setup - along the inside of the roof rack bars to the back of my Forester, and in through the tail gate. I put a hole in the rubber grommet that the tail gate's own wires run though, then sealed it with "spray-on...

I too have been wondering about this, but for a Forester XT (2017). Are the diff breathers located in the same spot on mine, as on the Outback?

An Amico 200 DC TIG/stick welder. They can be had on Amazon.com and Home Depot online as well. I think Home Depot is actually a bit less $$$ now.

Ha! I bought a dual-process (stick/TIG) welder off Amazon, bought the steel myself, and I still came out ahead by $600 or so when making a swing-out rear bumper. I think this is more complex than a front brush bar in terms of the amount and variety of steel used, so you'd save even more by...

I second the GMRS + CB setup! Also, the CMX760 is one of the best CB base stations you can buy IMO. It appealed to me for the same reasons; everything is in the handset, and the box is pretty damn small. Plus, NOAA. As for GMRS; I will be getting some handheld units for talking with...

If anyone is interested in seeing the new R160 Torq Locker in action, I started a thread on the Subaru Offroad International group on Facebook. A bunch of people posted their videos. That thing is seriously impressive. Subarus were already surprisingly capable before it, but after... holy crap...

The bumpers look fantastic, especially with the new wheels! How does the front bumper effect your MPG? Also, what were the road conditions up at Tuk like?

These could be promising. They're made of polypropelene, which the MAXSA tracks are (and I believe they have a good reputation). Polypropelene is what most car plastics - especially bumper protectors on every modern vehicle out there - are made of. They are flexible, have good rebound (little...

For a while now, I've had the idea to travel from the US/Canada border, all the way down here in Southwestern Ontario, up to the James Bay Rd., and up to Chisasibi QC. I'll stop to see Raddison QC, and the Robert Bourassa dam along the way. My plan is that, when I get to Chisasibi, I kayak or...

I wish I was in French Canada for these reasons exactly. The Quebecers seem a lot more accepting of this sort of thing than do us boring Ontarians to the west of 'em. ;-)

Amazing! I wish they weren't so anal about shipping containers around here. Apparently they're always an eyesore, no matter how you use them. They're legally difficult to own. I've thought about setting one into the side of a hill though and covering the top with a grass roof though. It's a...

For my Subaru, I suffered from saggy butt syndrome too... What helped was taking out all my gear, organizing it by "theme" (e.g. recovery, camping, repair, etc.), putting that stuff in bins, weighing it, and distributing those groups of gear as evenly as I could throughout the vehicle.

For myself (probably one of the youngest members here, in my early 20's) I went to university... but was never satisfied with how mundane and thoughtless much of the work was. It felt like you were working to please someone else, through learning skills that benefit you in a potential job...

The bumper's "skeleton" has been coming along nicely... This is what's hidden underneath the bumper protector. I wanted the structural stuff there for the cleaner looks and the protection from salt spray on our winter roads. POR-15'ed, painted, and just about ready to go! Turns out "Ford...

As a fan of Subarus and, in general, all things weird and obscure... This is going to be one helluva' cool build. Really excited to see where this goes!

For what it's worth mentioning... I really like Lensun solar panels. They seem better made than most panels I've handled, they use high quality materials, and they're the best choice IMO as far as quality/price goes, if you are looking for something flexible (e.g. hood mount). I have a 30W one...

I'm a fan of the styling behind both of these vehicles; it was actually between a 4 Runner, Tacoma, and this Forester. You're absolutely right in that a lot of aftermarket ones hurt - not help - the looks of these rigs. Plus, there's the advantage of building things exactly to your specs, and...